Overview

Keep your sharpening chisels, plane irons, jointer knives and other expensive tools honed to perfection using this 12'' square x 1/4'' thick plate glass system. The plate glass is guaranteed to be the most level surface you can find to lap all your tools. The Fine Sharpening System consists of the glass plate, honing guide, 25 soft plastic feet, and one Fine Paper Set that includes two each of 800, 1200, 1500, and 2000 grit, 4-1/2" x 11" Klingspor finest paper with "peel and stick" backing. The Fine Sharpening System is ideal for putting that final sharp edge on all your cutting tools. To create an edge, or eliminate nicks and imperfections in an edge use the Coarse Paper Set that includes two each of 220, 320, 400, and 600 grit, 4-1/2" x 11" Klingspor silicon carbide A™ weight paper with "peel and stick" backing.

Switching to all non-power tools for woodwork. Restoring old planes for this. Needed to organise my sharpening. Like to do it by hand. This puts the entire system into one unit which works well and can be easily stored when not in use.

Switching to all non-power tools for woodwork. Restoring old planes for this. Needed to organise my sharpening. Like to do it by hand. This puts the entire system into one unit which works well and can be easily stored when not in use.

I wanted to see if this worked as advertised. It does. Warning: After sharpening a chisel, do not, I repeat, do not bump your arm while putting it away. I did not need stiches, but it put two inch cut up my hand before I felt it. It was so sharp, the cut hardly bled. Great sharpening system.

I wanted to see if this worked as advertised. It does. Warning: After sharpening a chisel, do not, I repeat, do not bump your arm while putting it away. I did not need stiches, but it put two inch cut up my hand before I felt it. It was so sharp, the cut hardly bled. Great sharpening system.

BEST ANSWER:I would assume that most "glass shops" would be able to cut a 12"x12"x1/4" piece of glass. Not tempered glass though as that has to be cut to size before tempering. Also sometimes called "float" glass.

BEST ANSWER:I would assume that most "glass shops" would be able to cut a 12"x12"x1/4" piece of glass. Not tempered glass though as that has to be cut to size before tempering. Also sometimes called "float" glass.

Reviews

Before spending considerable amounts of money on the top of the line stones and machines, started with this system to determine if my sharpening requirements could be meet. To date, this sandpaper system is sufficient for the level of sharpness and the amount of sharpening that I need in my shop.I use additional plates of glass mounted with different grits of paper to speed the sharpening process, and use a separate glass plate without sandpaper adjacent to the plate with paper so that the honing guide does not run over the sandpaper.

This is a great system for the money. I spent a small fortune on other items to sharpen my tools but was not happy with the results. This set up finally helped me get my tools in working order for less than half of what the other stuff cost me. Well worth the price.

Been using this sharpening system for some time. At first I had mixed impressions, but now when combined with a basic leather strop I can get a mirror finish, and scary sharp chisels. There maybe better methods out there, but for the bang for the buck you can't go wrong.

I have a need to sharpen wood chisels. This was made easy by this sharpening system Determining the angle of each chisel to be sharpened is not easy. If the instructions had a firm number to measure for each degree of chisel angle to set the holding tool would be very helpful. Sticking the high quality sandpaper to glass is pure genius.However there is a small problem with my tool that holds the chisel at angle. When I finally figured out my chisels did not use the provided examples, things got off to a good start. But after some time stroking a blade I noticed the sharpened area was not square to the tip of the chisel. The device is holding the chisel at a very slight out of square angle to the surface. It is a tolerance problem. Reversing the chisel tends to balance out the problem. But it does not fix the problem.

For the price, you can't beat it. I had problems using the honing guide with my chisels, especially the skinnier ones. You can't rely on this system to take a lot of material off. I had some old, beat-up blades that needed sharpening and I attempted to get them back in shape using only this system and that was a mistake. This system is good for sharpening edges that aren't too far gone. I am not sure whether there will be problems with the spots of adhesive that are left when you take one piece of sandpaper off to put a new one on.

Good product that arrived in good condition and did a great job overall. The honing guide is a little troublesome when working with smaller chisels, but still works well. You should tighten the screw on the honing guide with a screwdriver as finger strength isn't always good enough to hold the tool snugly.

My first try with this system was with my 1/4&quot; chisel. I found the honing guide to be awkward with this narrow blade. It turns out that one of the jaws of the honing guide is slightly convex resulting in only one point of contact on that side of the jaws. This results in right to left instability and even allows the chisel to be twisted out of the device with only moderate effort. Instead of a flat cutting edge, you can get a rounded one.

Great product! Easy to use and produced a very sharp edge on my vintage planes.

So pleased with this set. Was able to get my antique planes sharp and shined. Preferred the finish over the stones borrowed from a friend. The plans were able to cut through rough sawn oak like butter after I sharpened them up.

I studied the Workshop 3000 and the &quot;Scary Sharp&quot; method for a long time. When Rockler had this kit on sale, I took the plunge. After 3-4 tries, I got the chisel back and bevel shiny. after another 6-8 tries, I was able to get an edge sharp enough to square off dadoes in Baltic Birch plywood with minimal compression, it easily shaved off fibers left by the router with no effort. Free-hand sharpening! amazing! never thought I would have this level of skill. (I still need the blade holder when sharpening < 1/2&quot; chisels). It helps to have a small spray bottle of distilled water handy.

What first drew my attention was a sale on the honing guide. My old Sears 1&quot; chisel was in need of a new edge. I tried to resharpen it, with out success, holding the correct 25 degree angle for me was impossible! I just purchased set of three chisels and after reading a few reviews was disappointing to find out my new chisels were not sharp enough. I wanted to take the burrs off with out screwing up a nice new blade. The Plate Glass system was a great idea so I bought the kit. This is a fantastic way to put a keen edge on the tools. The old Sears Chisel was resurrected and I plan to buy hand plane in the near future and this will be valuable for blade maintenance. I'm very satisfied to have these well thought out new ideas come along.

This system is inexpensive, quick and capable of producing very sharp edges on chisels. Take your time setting up the honing guide so that it holds the chisel square and at the proper angle then you can quickly produce a sharp edge that will pare end grain easily. Be sure to flatten the back of the chisel first. Great sharpening system, like most things in woodworking setup is key. If you have never worked with truly sharp chisels, you will be amazed how enjoyable it is when your tools work as they should.

Would like to have the option to obtain individual grits of the adhesive sandpaper, rather than the entire sets. Would also like to have the option to buy the glass plate separately, and set up both a coarse and fine plate--each ready to go.

Great system. You always have a true flat honing surface. I no longer use stones that always hollow out. It is also nice to have a larger surface area to work on. The only drawback is that you can cut the paper if you are not careful. It would be nice if the kit came with honing oil.

I've been able to get very good results using this set. I ordered the fine set because I can get the coarser grits of silicon carbide paper at the local hardware store. My first project was bringing an old Stanley low angle block plane back to life, and I have to say I'm really pleased. My only complaint about the set is the honing guide. It works great for plane irons, but the bevel for the chisel guide assumes your chisels are tapered almost all the way to the sole. My chisels rock back and forth when I set them in the guide, so I have to sharpen them freehand. I appreciate the opportunity to get into the sharpening game at a reasonable price!!

This is my first sharpening system so I didn't want to spend a lot right away, big mistake. First of all the glass plate they give you is nice and thick so I'm not worried about breaking it. The jig is hard to tighen up so it doesn't grab the chisel securely and unless you have a long chisel is wont work at all. The sand paper they give doesn't last at all. I have a chisel that needed a good sharpening. So I started with the 800 grit sandpaper. The grit on the paper was gone before I could even get started. I went through both sheets of 800 they provided and I still had a ways to go. I ended up having to take my chisels and planes in to have them professionally sharpened. I guess if your blades are sharp and just need an occasional tune up then the paper will work but the jig still sucks. I'm going to bite the bullet and get a Veritas and a set of stones.

I finally got around to using the honing guide that comes with this kit on a Stanley #5 plane iron. After sharpening down to 1500 grit I realized that my sharp edge was heavily skewed. The honing guide has a very round edge on one side causing the blade to be very skewed -- back to the bench grinder and time to find another honing guide. Very disappointed as the rest of the kit was pretty useful.

I bought the fine sharpening system and a set of course paper, and I have the fine on one side of the glass and the course on the other. I've already brought one chisel and two planes back to life, and now I just have to catch up with the rest of my chisels. It's a fantastic system.

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I have been using Rockler for years, your products are always the best that can be purchased and your prices are very reasonable. Ann you have always done your best to make me feel as though I was your very best customer. Thank you for great service."

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What People are Saying:

I have been using Rockler for years, your products are always the best that can be purchased and your prices are very reasonable. Ann you have always done your best to make me feel as though I was your very best customer. Thank you for great service."